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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
abuse of terms, catachresis, clamping, clamping down, compression, concentration, contorting, crush, decoction, distillation, distortion, eisegesis, error, expression, garbling, gloss, infusion, malentendu, malobservation, misapplication, misapprehension, miscitation, misconception, misconstruction, misexplanation, misexplication, misexposition, misintelligence, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misquotation, misreading, misrendering, mistranslation, misunderstanding, misuse of words, nip, perversion, pinch, press, pressing, pressure, rendering, rendition, soaking, squeeze, steeping, tightening, torturing, tweak, twisting, wrenching
Dictionary Results for squeezing:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
squeezing
    n 1: the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek
         a playful squeeze" [syn: squeeze, squeezing]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Squeeze \Squeeze\ (skw[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squeezed
   (skw[=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squeezing.] [OE. queisen, AS.
   cw[=e]san, cw[=y]san, cw[imac]san, of uncertain origin. The
   s- was probably prefixed through the influence of squash,
   v.t.]
   1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to
      compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice,
      moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers;
      to squeeze the hand in friendship.
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   2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to
      harass; to crush.
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            In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and
            squeezed toward the burden.           --L'Estrange.
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   3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with
      out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
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   Syn: To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Squeezing \Squeez"ing\, n.
   1. The act of pressing; compression; oppression.
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   2. pl. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
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   3. Same as Squeeze, n., 2.
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